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Press Release
NPCA, Conservation Groups Challenge Trump’s Decimation of Two National Monuments in Utah
"Support for these monuments has never wavered and neither will our fight to protect them" -- NPCA Southwest Campaign Director Erika Pollard
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Blog Post
Selling Off and Selling Out
Three main patterns by the federal government are chipping away at national parks and public lands. Our experts break them down.
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Blog Post
25 Years Since 9/11
For over a century, the National Park Service has helped us learn and reflect on the history of our nation. The terrorist attacks on the U.S. are among those stories.
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Blog Post
10 Must-Do Experiences at Katahdin Woods and Waters
If you need any motives to visit Maine’s north woods, we offer one for every year of this young park site’s existence. Once here, you’ll likely find even more.
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Blog Post
Standing with Those Affected by the Grand Canyon Floods
In the immediate response and long recovery ahead, NPCA supports Grand Canyon National Park.
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Blog Post The Great Mayfly Swarms of Lake Erie Summer mayflies along Ohio’s Great Lakes coastline may be nasty and annoying, but they share glad tidings about environmental recovery. NPCA and its partners played a role.
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Press Release Yosemite for Sale? NPCA Objects to Alarming New Report “The Trump administration’s attempts to dismantle America’s conservation legacy are now taking aim at Yosemite with this secretive, backroom deal that would turn over Park Service land to a private developer" - NPCA Sierra Nevada Senior Program Manager Mark Rose
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Press Release National Parks Conservation Association, Sierra Club Back Lawsuit to Stop Border Destruction at Big Bend National Park NPCA joins the Sierra Club along with its Lone Star Chapter in challenging the administration’s use of sweeping waivers to sidestep protections for wildlife, habitat, and public lands. We must not permit further destruction at Big Bend National Park.
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Press Release National Park Advocates Unite on August 25 to Show Support for Park Staff and Urge Washington to Defend America’s Legacy To honor the 110th birthday of the National Park Service and commemorate America’s 250th, National Parks Conservation Association sends a message to Congress and the Administration
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Press Release Construction for Second Border Wall Tears Through Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Federal contractors are clearing protected Sonoran Desert habitat in a national park after the administration waived laws designed to protect natural resources and cultural sites, sidestepping extensive review typically required before large-scale project construction.
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Press Release 45 Million Acres of Public Lands, Parks Threatened by Proposed End of Roadless Rule Protections "When combined with the recent administrative actions including advancing mining and oil and gas development on public lands and removing habitat protections from threatened and endangered species, ending the roadless rule is a recipe for destruction" -- NPCA Wildlife Program Director Stephanie Adams
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Press Release Grand Teton Wildlife, Visitor Experience Threatened by Changes to Moose-Wilson Corridor "NPCA is disappointed to see many years of science, policy, and public engagement overturned to satisfy special interests that will leave parks like Grand Teton National Park and others open to damaging changes" -- NPCA Grand Teton Senior Program Manager Allison Michalski
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Press Release Customs and Border Protection Announces Temporary Pause to Border Construction in Big Bend National Park This pause on construction comes following hundreds of thousands of Americans bravely raising their voices to save Big Bend National Park. NPCA is urging the Trump administration to commit to preventing any further harm to this one-of-a-kind park landscape.
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Magazine Article It’s Better to Hike in Wet Socks Braving swamp, mud and heat on a marathon sprint through Big Cypress National Preserve.
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Magazine Article Taking the Waters A writer finds rejuvenation at Hot Springs National Park, where the primary resource just begs to be enjoyed.
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Magazine Article Rock of Ages Great Sand Dunes National Park’s strangely shaped stone artifacts had stumped researchers for decades until an archaeologist dared to tap on them.
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Magazine Article The Pink Wave A salmon run in an Alaskan park has exploded in recent years. Can a river have too many fish?
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Magazine Article Going Downstream A conversation with filmmaker Robb Moss about the latest installment of his river-running trilogy.
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Magazine Article Folly on the Mall Advocates raise alarm over fast-tracked projects on America's front lawn.
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Magazine Article Call to the Wild An eager pup at Grand Canyon does her very best to prevent humans and animals from mingling.
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Magazine Article Blood on the Prairie A deadly conflict over slavery that played out at Fort Scott and across territorial Kansas served as a bloody prelude to the Civil War.
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Press Release Court Blocks Harmful Mining Development in Mojave National Preserve "This is about what we’ve known all along - you can’t break the law and bulldoze a national preserve when these are among the most beloved places in the country."–Chance Wilcox, NPCA's California Desert Associate Director
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Press Release Administration Begins Bulldozing Through Big Bend National Park Contractors bulldozed through key areas of the park as part of the administration's controversial plan to build new border barriers.
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Blog Post 6 Ways to Celebrate National Park Week in 2026 Free entrance, an NPCA Day of Action and more highlight this year’s annual celebration, which also marks the National Park Service’s 110th anniversary.
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Blog Post Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down: 5 Recent Decisions Affecting Wildlife A summary of recent events affecting national park wildlife and the landscapes it inhabits.
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Press Release Tribal Nations and Conservation Groups Sue To Protect Mojave Desert Water from Cadiz Project The Cadiz project, also known as Mojave Groundwater Bank, is a proposed groundwater mining project that would privatize, pump and unsustainably export billions of gallons of water a year for 50 years from an underground aquifer beneath the Mojave Desert, drying up rare desert springs.
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Press Release Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Proposes Weakening Protections for Parks, History, Tribal Resources Gutting Section 106 regulations would weaken protections for public lands, weaken Tribal consultation requirements, and limit public input on development impacting iconic places.
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Press Release New Poll Shows American Public, Hunters Largely United on National Park Wildlife Protection The NPCA poll, conducted by YouGov among 1,000 Americans and 300 hunters, examined perspectives on issues including the Endangered Species Act, Congressional investments to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions in park landscapes, and Trump administration regulations that expand hunting in some national parks.
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Blog Post A Bedrock Preservation Law at Risk The National Historic Preservation Act protects our national heritage — but the administration has it in its crosshairs.
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